News Flash

Jeep Beach 2021 Arrives In Daytona Beach

Hundreds of thousands of Jeep enthusiasts and their vehicles will soon be on the streets and sands of the World’s Most Famous Beach. 

Jeep Beach 2021 begins on Monday (April 19, 2021) and ends the following Sunday (April 25, 2021). Numer...

CodeStat meeting (April 20, 2021)

Curious about how the Daytona Beach code enforcement team works? 

Join us next Tuesday night (April 20, 2021) at Our Lady of Lourdes and see for yourself.  

Facemasks are required.

Looking For Work? We're Hiring!

Learn more about Auxiliary Services. 

Interested in being a full-time Daytona Beach police officer? Here's where you should go.

Volunteers Wanted For Citizens On Patrol (COP) Program

Want to get involved in your community? Make a difference?

We're looking for volunteers right now to join our COP (Citizens On Patrol) program.

If you're interested, contact COP Director Cliff Wright at (386) 671-5451 or WrightClifford@DBP...

DBPD Reboots Smartphone App For Public’s Use

As part of the overall goal of effectively establishing lines of communication with all who live, work and play at the World’s Most Famous Beach, the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is now offering a rebooted version of its free smartphone applicat...

Stay Informed Of Crime In Your Area

With the click of your mouse, you can see the types of crimes happening in Daytona Beach through CrimeMapping.com. Residents can see the types of crimes and sort information based on the following:

• Date
• Addresses
• Distance
• Offenses

For more information, visit t...

Overall Crime Down In Daytona Beach For 2020

Overall crime in Daytona Beach has been on a downward path in the last decade.

According to the recently released preliminary reports for 2020 from the police department, the trajectory continues to trend down. 

Most notably, auto thefts, burglarie...

New Police Recruit Vehicle Hits The Streets

Police recruitment is revving to a new level with the addition of a custom-wrapped vehicle taking to the streets. 

With iconic images of the city emblazed on the 2020 Chevy Malibu, the vehicle provides a visible reminder that the police department...

Grant Awarded To Virtual Mental Health Crisis Response Team

The SMA Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce that Macy’s has donated $10,000 to assist with the collaborative crisis response program between SMA Healthcare (SMA) and the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD).    

&...

Park, Walk & Talk Program Begins In Daytona Beach

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) enters the New Year by implementing a new program that seeks to forge a tighter bond between the police department and the Daytona Beach community.

Starting this month (January 2021), all DBPD patrol offi...

Citizens on Patrol recruiting volunteers

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is recruiting volunteers to join their Citizens on Patrol (COP) program, a volunteer service where residents perform crime watch activities, alert the police department of hazardous and unlawful behavior and prov...

DBPD Earns CFA Re-Accreditation Until 2023

UPDATE (10/16/2020): CFA has recognized DBPD as an Excelsior agency in 2020, the highest level of re-accreditation they offer. It's the first time ever that DBPD has received an Excelsior recognition from CFA.

Original release below (dated August 4, 2020)....

DBPD Conducting Traffic Safety Operation Through FDOT Grant

The City of Daytona Beach ranks 3^rd out of 102 cities in Florida (population of 15,000 - 74,999) for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. 

In an effort to protect the safety of these most vulnerabl...

Chief's Statement On Biketoberfest/Trucktoberfest 2020

Things are getting back to normal in Daytona Beach, even during a pandemic.

Later on this month (October 15-18), Biketoberfest will kick into gear, while the brand-new Trucktoberfest event will roll out the following weekend.

Despite the city commission not...

Daytona Beach First Responders Nominated For Awards

Last week the Daytona Beach News-Journal recognized our community’s first responders during a virtual ceremony. Out of the 84 nominations received, four were for public safety professionals from Daytona Beach.  

Winning the 2020 First Responder of...

DBPD Participating In Operation Clear Track 2020

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is proud to be joining forces with first responder agencies in the U.S. and Canada for “Operation Clear Track”, the single largest rail-safety initiative in North America.

Coordinated by Amtrak...

Chief's Statement On Daytona Truck Meet 2020

It’s not easy to organize and manage big event crowds under normal circumstances, much less in the middle of a pandemic.

Labor Day weekend is always a challenge for our officers, especially those on beachside who handle the large beach crowds tha...

CFA Accreditation Team Invites Public Comments On DBPD

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will conduct a virtual assessment beginning on July 28^th, 2020 to examine all aspects of the Daytona Beach Police Department’s ...

Chief's Statement On Social Media Threats (Volusia Mall)

Be skeptical about anything you see on social media moving forward, especially when it comes to threats against the community.

Recently, our police department was flooded with calls and messages from concerned residents about posts on Facebook, Twitter and...

Volusia-Flagler Police Chiefs Association Statement (George Floyd)

This message is posted here on behalf of the Volusia-Flagler Police Chiefs Association. 

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Are You A Victim Of Domestic Violence?

As many of us stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some of us have other dangers they have to face at home.

If you or someone you know needs to get away from an abusive or violent relationship, please share this information with them.

The Beacon Cen...